{
  "author": "Jason Costa",
  "categories": [
    "Artemis",
    "Artemis 2",
    "Exploration Ground Systems",
    "I Am Artemis",
    "Kennedy Space Center",
    "Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle",
    "Space Launch System (SLS)"
  ],
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Little did they know, one of them soon would be the Artemis II commander, and the other would be an important figure in bringing the mission home safely.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florez is one of the NASA test directors for the Exploration Ground Systems Program. The test directors are a group of 20 engineers at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida who plan and execute integrated testing for Artemis missions. Their work includes developing timelines and procedures for launch countdown, propellant loading, emergency egress, pad and launch abort scenarios, recovery operations, and more. They help lead the ground systems team in all areas of testing.</p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1280&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=300&amp;h=200&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=768&amp;h=512&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=683&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;h=1024&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=400&amp;h=267&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=600&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=900&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" /></a></figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Members of the Artemis launch team participate in an Artemis II launch countdown simulation inside Firing Room 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, May 8, 2025. </div><div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA/Frank Michaux</div></figcaption></div></div></div>\n\n\n<p>At the time of Artemis I launch, Florez and his fellow test directors had already developed the launch countdown timelines for Artemis II.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>“We were really focused on loading that spacecraft with cryogenic propellants and successfully launching it. With Artemis II, we&#8217;re going to have to do all that again, but in the middle of that, we&#8217;re going to have to embed the crew timeline to get the crew safely inside the spacecraft, get all the systems checked out, and launch them into space,” Florez said. “And we have to do the same thing on the tail end through recovery. So, there&#8217;s a lot of complexities when you have the human element thrown into the operation.”</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Artemis I, Florez has focused his work even more heavily on the human element, taking on rescue and recovery operations.</p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><a href=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202503270050/NHQ202503270050~large.jpg?w=1920&#038;h=1044&#038;fit=clip&#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202503270050/NHQ202503270050~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;h=1044&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); transform-origin: 50% 50%; 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We have the Human Spaceflight Support Office within the Air Force that support us directly for not just for recovery operations, but also for any of the rescue operations.</span></h2>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dan Florez\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" /></figure></div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-11\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\">Dan Florez</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\">NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems Program</p>\n\t\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t</div>\n\t</div></div>\n\n\n<p>Recovery operations are routinely verified and validated in what is called an underway recovery test. NASA and Navy teams board a U.S. Navy ship and travel off the coast of San Diego to test retrieving the capsule and getting the crew safely on the ship. In late February 2024, the Artemis II crew joined the recovery team&#8217;s eleventh iteration of testing called, URT-11.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>“It was really great to have that perspective of having astronauts in the loop during our test operations,” said Florez. “Everywhere along the way, we got feedback from them.”</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT April 1, from Launch Complex 39B, sending NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on their approximately 10-day mission around the Moon.</p>\n\n\n\n<p>Florez and his colleagues are prepared and ready to apply everything they tested to recover the crew.</p>\n\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\"><div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 3000 3000;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"> <g> <path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"></path><path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"></path></g></svg>\n\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"margin-bottom-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"><span class=\"section-heading-sm\">Watching them launch is going to be great. I&#039;m going to be happier when they land.</span></h2>\n\t\t\t\t</div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"display-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"><figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?w=150&amp;h=150&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dan Florez\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 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1536px\" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;div class=\"padding-y-3 padding-x-3\"&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-x-0\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Listen to this audio excerpt from Dan Florez, test director for NASA&amp;#8217;s Exploration Ground Systems Program:&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n&lt;div id=\"\" class=\"hds-audio-player hds-module wp-block-nasa-blocks-audio-player\"&gt;\t&lt;div class=\"hds-audio-player-wrap bg-carbon-90 padding-0 \" id=\"audioBlock-982753\"&gt;\n\n\t\t\n\t\t&lt;div class=\"hds-audio-player-inner padding-y-2 padding-x-3\"&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;button class=\"hds-audio-player__playpause bg-nasa-blue-tint hds-audio-play\" aria-label=\"Play/Pause toggle\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;span class=\"playPauseIcon display-flex\"&gt;&lt;svg width=\"12\" height=\"14\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 14\" fill=\"none\" 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Minutes ? Seconds\"/&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;p class=\"hds-audio-time line-height-sm color-carbon-40 paddding-0 margin-0\"&gt;0:00 / 0:00&lt;/p&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;audio controls class=\"audioPlayer\" style=\"display: none;\"&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;source src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/20240725-4-dan-florez-interview.wav\" type=\"audio/mpeg\"&gt;\n\t\t\tYour browser does not support the audio element.\n\t\t&lt;/audio&gt;\n\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;At 1:47 a.m. EST November 16, 2022, as the Artemis I engines ignited, NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman and Dan Florez, NASA test director for the agency&amp;#8217;s Exploration Ground Systems, watched from Kennedy&amp;#8217;s Launch Control Center roof as the midnight sky turned bright as daylight, the crackle and roar of launch vibrating through them. Little did they know, one of them soon would be the Artemis II commander, and the other would be an important figure in bringing the mission home safely.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;Florez is one of the NASA test directors for the Exploration Ground Systems Program. The test directors are a group of 20 engineers at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida who plan and execute integrated testing for Artemis missions. Their work includes developing timelines and procedures for launch countdown, propellant loading, emergency egress, pad and launch abort scenarios, recovery operations, and more. They help lead the ground systems team in all areas of testing.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n&lt;div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;#038;h=1280&amp;#038;fit=clip&amp;#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;amp;h=1280&amp;amp;fit=clip&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;amp;h=1280&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1920w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=300&amp;amp;h=200&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=768&amp;amp;h=512&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 768w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1024&amp;amp;h=683&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1024w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1536&amp;amp;h=1024&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1536w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=400&amp;amp;h=267&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=600&amp;amp;h=400&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=900&amp;amp;h=600&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 900w, https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100/KSC-20250508-PH-FMX01_0100~large.jpg?w=1200&amp;amp;h=800&amp;amp;fit=crop&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\"&gt;Members of the Artemis launch team participate in an Artemis II launch countdown simulation inside Firing Room 1 in the Launch Control Center at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday, May 8, 2025. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=\"hds-credits\"&gt;NASA/Frank Michaux&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;At the time of Artemis I launch, Florez and his fellow test directors had already developed the launch countdown timelines for Artemis II.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;“We were really focused on loading that spacecraft with cryogenic propellants and successfully launching it. With Artemis II, we&amp;#8217;re going to have to do all that again, but in the middle of that, we&amp;#8217;re going to have to embed the crew timeline to get the crew safely inside the spacecraft, get all the systems checked out, and launch them into space,” Florez said. “And we have to do the same thing on the tail end through recovery. So, there&amp;#8217;s a lot of complexities when you have the human element thrown into the operation.”&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;Since Artemis I, Florez has focused his work even more heavily on the human element, taking on rescue and recovery operations.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n&lt;div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"&gt;&lt;a href=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202503270050/NHQ202503270050~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;#038;h=1044&amp;#038;fit=clip&amp;#038;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" rel=\"noopener\"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1044\" src=\"https://images-assets.nasa.gov/image/NHQ202503270050/NHQ202503270050~large.jpg?w=1920&amp;amp;h=1044&amp;amp;fit=clip&amp;amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1.2); 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We have the Human Spaceflight Support Office within the Air Force that support us directly for not just for recovery operations, but also for any of the rescue operations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"display-flex\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?w=150&amp;amp;h=150&amp;amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dan Florez\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=200,200 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-col-11\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;p class=\"blockquote-credit-name line-height-sm margin-0\"&gt;Dan Florez&lt;/p&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;p class=\"blockquote-credit-title line-height-sm padding-0 margin-0\"&gt;NASA Test Director, Exploration Ground Systems Program&lt;/p&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;Recovery operations are routinely verified and validated in what is called an underway recovery test. NASA and Navy teams board a U.S. Navy ship and travel off the coast of San Diego to test retrieving the capsule and getting the crew safely on the ship. In late February 2024, the Artemis II crew joined the recovery team&amp;#8217;s eleventh iteration of testing called, URT-11.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;“It was really great to have that perspective of having astronauts in the loop during our test operations,” said Florez. “Everywhere along the way, we got feedback from them.”&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;Artemis II launched at 6:35 p.m. EDT April 1, from Launch Complex 39B, sending NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on their approximately 10-day mission around the Moon.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n\n&lt;p&gt;Florez and his colleagues are prepared and ready to apply everything they tested to recover the crew.&lt;/p&gt;\n\n\n&lt;div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-center padding-y-3 maxw-full width-full display-flex flex-align-center hds-module aligncenter wp-block-nasa-blocks-blockquote\"&gt;&lt;div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block display-flex flex-column flex-justify-center padding-0\"&gt;\n\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:display-flex mobile:display-block\"&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"blockquote-icon margin-bottom-3\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;svg class=\"tablet:square-4 square-4 margin-right-3\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 3000 3000\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 3000 3000;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"&gt; &lt;g&gt; &lt;path d=\"M586.7,1429.7c-10.7,1.5-21.4,2.8-33.9,4.5c6.9-26.6,12.7-50.7,19.5-74.6c32.4-114.1,78.5-222.2,146.8-319.5 c90.2-128.5,202.5-235.3,327.7-329.1c8.4-6.3,16.7-12.6,25.3-19.1c-66.3-105.1-131.5-208.6-197.3-313.1c-3.5,1.2-5.5,1.6-7.2,2.6 C714.4,469,576.1,575.7,456,705.3c-126,135.9-226.2,289.1-303,457.8c-98.8,217.1-151.3,444-147.2,683.3 c1.7,100.5,12.9,199.6,41.1,296.3C93.7,2303,182.2,2433,326.7,2520.1c176.9,106.7,366.8,126.8,563.4,70.5 c150.9-43.2,260.9-138.9,327.2-282.5c33.4-72.5,47.8-149.4,52-228.7c6.5-122.8-14.1-239.5-74.3-348.1 C1074.6,1514.5,832.7,1394.2,586.7,1429.7z\"&gt;&lt;/path&gt;&lt;path d=\"M2912.5,1722c-129.9-210.9-320.2-309.4-567.9-296c-22.1,1.2-44,5.1-67.4,7.9c2.2-9.6,4-17.9,6.1-26.2 c37.9-153.6,99.3-296,198.8-420.5c77.8-97.4,167.1-182.9,265.8-258.8c15.6-12,31.3-23.9,47.9-36.5 c-66.2-105.1-131.9-209.2-197.2-312.8c-3.5,1.1-5.1,1.2-6.4,2c-167.2,95.6-316.1,213.7-443.2,358.8 c-105.1,119.9-191.1,252.3-259.5,396.3c-95.5,201-152.1,411.6-159.1,634.8c-3.9,125.5,4.8,249.7,40.1,371 c46.7,160.8,135.7,290.9,280.5,378.7c165.7,100.5,344.8,123,531.2,78.8c172.4-40.8,296.4-143.9,366.3-308.5 c28.5-67.2,40.6-138,44.6-210.5C3000.2,1953.3,2979.9,1831.4,2912.5,1722z\"&gt;&lt;/path&gt;&lt;/g&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"blockquote-content\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-4\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;h2 class=\"font-weight-extralight line-height-sm margin-top-0 section-heading-sm\"&gt;&lt;span class=\"section-heading-sm\"&gt;Watching them launch is going to be great. I&amp;#039;m going to be happier when they land.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"display-flex\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"blockquote-image hds-cover-wrapper margin-right-3\"&gt;&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?w=150&amp;amp;h=150&amp;amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Dan Florez\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=50,50 50w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/nhq202604070001.jpg?resize=100,100 100w, 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maxw-full\"&gt;Explore More&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=\"https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/i-am-artemis/i-am-artemis-rebekah-tolatovicz/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg 6000w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/rebekah-tolatovicz.jpg?resize=2000,1333 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" /&gt;&lt;/figure&gt;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\"&gt;3 min read&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"&gt;&lt;h3 class=\"related-article-title\"&gt;I Am Artemis: Rebekah Tolatovicz&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 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href=\"https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/watching-the-artemis-ii-mission-unfold-at-jpls-space-flight-operations-facility/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/photojournal/pia/pia26/pia26747/PIA26747.jpg\" &gt;&lt;/figure&gt;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\"&gt;1 min read&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"&gt;&lt;h3 class=\"related-article-title\"&gt;Watching the Artemis II Mission Unfold at JPL’s Space Flight Operations Facility&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\"&gt;Description Staff at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California watch the agency’s Artemis II&amp;hellip;&lt;/p&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label related-article-label margin-bottom-1 color-carbon-60\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;span class=\"display-flex flex-align-center margin-right-2\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;svg version=\"1.1\" class=\"square-2 margin-right-1\" xmlns=\"http://www.w3.org/2000/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" width=\"16px\" height=\"16px\" viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 16 16;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"&gt;&lt;g&gt;&lt;g&gt;&lt;path d=\"M8,0C3.5,0-0.1,3.7,0,8.2C0.1,12.5,3.6,16,8,16c4.4,0,8-3.6,8-8C16,3.5,12.4,0,8,0z M8,15.2 C4,15.2,0.8,12,0.8,8C0.8,4,4,0.8,8,0.8c3.9,0,7.2,3.2,7.2,7.1C15.2,11.9,12,15.2,8,15.2z\"/&gt;&lt;path d=\"M5.6,12c0.8-0.8,1.6-1.6,2.4-2.4c0.8,0.8,1.6,1.6,2.4,2.4c0-2.7,0-5.3,0-8C8.8,4,7.2,4,5.6,4 C5.6,6.7,5.6,9.3,5.6,12z\"/&gt;&lt;/g&gt;&lt;/g&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;span&gt;Article&lt;/span&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/span&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;span class=\"\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t7 days ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/span&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/a&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-4 margin-bottom-4 desktop:margin-bottom-0 desktop:padding-right-3\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;a href=\"https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/the-deep-space-network-acquires-artemis-ii-signal-2/\" class=\"color-carbon-black\" rel=\"noopener\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-2\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black minh-mobile\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"&gt;&lt;img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" src=\"https://assets.science.nasa.gov/dynamicimage/assets/science/psd/photojournal/pia/pia26/pia26746/PIA26746.jpg\" &gt;&lt;/figure&gt;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"padding-right-0 desktop:padding-right-10\"&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"subheading margin-bottom-1\"&gt;2 min read&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;div class=\"margin-bottom-1\"&gt;&lt;h3 class=\"related-article-title\"&gt;The Deep Space Network Acquires Artemis II Signal&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;/div&gt;\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&lt;p class=\"p-md color-carbon-60\"&gt;Description A graphical representation of the Deep Space Network’s radio frequency antennas indicate signal 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